N897FE1990 Cessna 208B
Safety record in brief:No NTSB accidents or incidents since 198211 ADs may apply4 service difficulty reports
Registration
FAA Aircraft Registry · Oct 20, 2026- Registered owner
- Federal Express Corporation
- Owner type
- Corporation
- City, state
- Memphis, TN
- Certificate issued
- Sep 4, 1990
- Expires
- Jul 31, 2028
- Airworthiness
- Standard
- Airworthiness date
- Aug 20, 1990
We never show street addresses, even though they appear in the public FAA file. Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Airframe & engine
FAA Registry + type dataAirframe
- Manufacturer
- Cessna
- Model
- 208B
- Year
- 1990
- Serial number
- 208B0227
- Aircraft type
- Fixed wing single engine
- Category
- Land
- Certification
- Type Certificated
- Seats
- 12
- Engines
- 1
- Max takeoff weight
- Up to 12,499 lb
- Mode S code
- AC5FD7
Engine
- Make and model
- P&W Pt6a Series
- Type
- Turbo-prop
- Power
- 500 hp
Total time and engine hours aren't public. They appear here once the owner adds logbooks.
Ownership history
Ownership history from FAA records- 1990 – nowFederal Express CorporationMemphis, TN · current
Individual owners are shown by city and state only.
Safety record
NTSB · Oct 15, 2026 · FAA ADs · Oct 20, 2026 · SDRs · Oct 16, 2026NTSB events (0)
No NTSB accidents or incidents found for this airframe since 1982.
Accident history for this modelADs published since 1998 that may apply (11)
These match the airframe or engine model. Whether each one applies, and whether it's been complied with, depends on serial numbers, equipment and logbook entries. Applicability must be confirmed by a mechanic against the aircraft's records.
| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-10 | Textron Aviation, Inc. Airplanes | Apr 12, 2021 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800564–20800594; 208 20800603–20800605; 208B 208B5141–208B5285; 208B 208B5287–208B5305; 208B 208B5307–208B5312; 208B 208B5314; … |
| 2009-15-05 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Jul 27, 2009 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800500–20800504; 208B 208B1216; 208B 208B2001; 208B 208B2003–208B2023; 208B 208B2025–208B2029; 208B 208B2031–208B2037; … |
| 2009-05-12 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Apr 15, 2009 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800001–20800415; 208 20800417–20800419; 208B 208B0001–208B1081; 208B 208B1083–208B1215; 208B 208B1217–208B1257; 208B 208B1259–208B1305; … |
| 2008-13-06 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Jul 30, 2008 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800001–20800415; 208B 208B0001–208B1299 |
| 2008-10-02 | Cessna Aircraft Company 172, 175, 180, 182, 185, 206, 207, 208, 210, and 303 Series… | May 12, 2008 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 172S 172S10672–172S10674; 172S 172S10676; 172S 172S10678–172S10680; 172S 172S10682; 172S 172S10683; 172S 172S10685; …. Only with: Applies only to airplanes that have a P/N 2013142-18 alternate static air source selector valve installed after November 19, 2007. |
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| AD | Subject | Effective | Applies to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-10-15 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Jun 21, 2007 | Airframe (208B) |
| 2006-01-11 R1 | The Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Feb 22, 2006 | Airframe (208B) |
| 2004-08-17 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | May 17, 2004 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800370; 208 20800371; 208B 208B1034–208B1043; 208B 208B1045; 208B 208B1046; 208B 208B1048 |
| 2003-21-04 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Oct 21, 2003 | Airframe (208B)Certain serial numbers: 208 20800001–20800369; 208B 208B0001–208B1014; 208B 208B1017; 208B 208B1018; 208B 208B1020–208B1024; 208B 208B1026; … |
| 2002-22-17 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208 and 208B Airplanes | Dec 31, 2002 | Airframe (208B) |
| 97-25-04 | Cessna Aircraft Company Models 208, 208A, 208B, 425, and 441 Airplanes | Jan 21, 1998 | Airframe (208B) |
AI-extracted — verify against original. Matched from each AD's applicability section; ADs replaced by a later AD are left out.
Service Difficulty Reports (4)
Reports of failures and defects that operators and repair stations sent to the FAA since 1995. A report describes one finding; it is not an accident.
- Engine · engine · contaminatedJan 28, 2025
FLIGHT NUMBER:4701 ROUTE: KGEG-KPSC DISCREPANCY: EXPERIENCED SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT, DECLARED AN EMERGENCY PERFORMED AIR TURN BACK TO KGEG CORRECTIVE ACTION: CLEANED DEICE FLUID FROM ENGINE COWLING, RAN ENGINE PER C208 CHECKLIST FOR 10 MINUTES WITH HEAT ON, NO ABNORMAL SMOKE OR SMELL NOTED
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine · elbow · fracturedJul 30, 2016
ON START UP OF THE AIRCRAFT, AN OIL LEAK FROM THE FORWARD ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS NOTICED. THE PILOT IMMEDIATELY SHUT DOWN THE ENGINE. MAINTENANCE REPLACED THE OIL RETURN TUBE ELBOW AND APPLICABLE O-RINGS IAW PT6-114A MM 79-20-01. GROUND RUN UP FOR OPS OF LEAK CHECK GOOD. AIRCRAFT RETURNED TO…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number. - Engine indicating · terminal · faultyNov 27, 2015
FLIGHT 8786 AIR TURN BACK, WO 208-156061 & DISCREPANCY. INLET TURBINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED IN FLIGHT. CREW ELECTED TO RETURN, NO EMER DECLARED & ACFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. CRIMPED TERMINAL LUGS AT T5 BLOCK. OPERATIONS CHECKED & ENG PERFORMANCE RUNS GOOD. ACFT RETURNED TO SERVICE.
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
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- Fire protection · button · looseJul 23, 2007
JUST AFTER TAKEOFF, ON FLIGHT NR 7797 THE PILOT RECEIVED A FIRE WARNING. HE DECLARED AND EMERGECY AND RETURNED. AIRCRAFT LANDED WITHOUT INCIDENT. MAINTENANCE DISCOVERED THE FIRE WARNING TEST BUTTON HAD FALLEN OFF CAUSING A FALSE WARNING. MAINTENANCE REINSTALLED THE FIRE WARNING TEST BUTTON. FOUND…
From FAA Service Difficulty Reports; matched by N-number and serial number.
Sources
- FAA Aircraft RegistryRegistration, owner city and state, airframe, engineupdated Oct 20, 2026
- NTSB accident and incident databaseAccidents and incidents since 1982updated Oct 15, 2026
- FAA Airworthiness Directives (Federal Register)ADs published since 1998updated Oct 20, 2026
- FAA Service Difficulty ReportsReports since 1995updated Oct 16, 2026